One of the challenges of growing your business is to understand that even when it is going really well, you can never just sit back and nurse the status quo. That doesn’t mean you have to...
Read MoreLoading your work schedule too heavy goes with the entrepreneurial “I can do it!” personality. We start small; clients ask us to take on more and we say yes. Friends of clients ask if we can...
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There are two seasons particularly enhanced by reading. One is a lazy, gentle summer afternoon during a well-deserved holiday, and the other is when you are huddled inside during a raging blizzard in the winter. During the...
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I have always felt lucky that ideas came easily to me. When people ask where they come from, I tell them they pop into my head without any apparent request or rhythm. But when my idea well...
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Life in the Information Age is a kind of miracle that previous generations could only imagine. Tiny devices in our purses and pockets connect us to vast libraries of knowledge on virtually every topic imaginable. Through our...
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As a mentor to many entrepreneurs, I marvel at how each person reacts individually to the prospect of genuine growth in their businesses. In the beginning, they are eager for growth. They make their plans. They...
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With the Gallup Employee Engagement Survey reminding us that only 30 percent of employees are engaged at work, and only 35 percent of the managers, it’s little wonder that workplace culture has come under scrutiny...
Read MoreLong before I knew it would be a part of my life to write books, I spent hours reading them. I still remember my joy in discovering at a yard sale a much-thumbed but beautifully illustrated...
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A topic I am often asked to speak about is the process of managing change in our lives and in our businesses. There are effective processes that help us enormously to adjust to new circumstances and...
Read MoreThrough inspiration we discover our potential for strength, wisdom and endurance. It is the fuel that keeps us moving. But where can we find it? Seth Frader-Thompson was totally in the moment of enjoyment as he...
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